Final Project

Thank you, Chris.
And I hope to see you somewhere, someday. ^ㅡ^ 

 I prepared some impressive quotes.

First one is Funny quote. Maybe....
I absolutely agree with this quote.
Every morning, clock makes a noise, and I get up, turn it off, and go back to sleep. It's very hard for me to get up at once.

Second one is something wise.
 It seems negative, but thinking differently, It means "Half of the people are above average."
Sometimes we need An optimistic point of view, it can change many things.
If I'm below average, I don't mind because I'm just one of the Half of people, it's just normal.

Last things are just simple words
But they can be surprising.
Each box, the word 'Smile', 'Dream', 'Fire', 'Lion' you can see. If they are upside down, they still have the same shapes as before.
It is called 'Ambigram'. I'm interested in it.






That's all I prepared. Thank you.

HW: 5/25

For your last homework assignment, please
(1) find 3 quotes from chapters 9 and 10 (total of 6) from What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.
   CHAPTER. 9
   - You need to come to terms with the fact that if you really want to accomplish something, it's up to you to do so
   - The very worst outcome results when all of the teams decide to compete against one another.
   - Life isn't a dress rehearsal, and you won't get a second chance to do your best.

   CHAPTER. 10
   - The environment is filled with flaws and flowers, and we each decide which to embrace.
   - Your "Power" comes from the position you hold.
   - Most things in life, especially our failures, aren't as important as we think they are at the time.

(2) Post your art criticism on your blog.

The Scream


   This painting is 'The Scream'. It is painted by Edvard Munch, in 1893.

 

DESCRIPTION

On the bridge there is a screaming man wearing black clothes with no hair, and two people behind him. There are also brown bridge, dark blue sea, and red sky on the background. As you can see these things, most lines are curvy. So I guess textures are smooth and cool.

ANALYSIS

The major colors are Red and Black. Red color is used on the background sky, and the bridge. And Black color is entirely used. The colors are mostly dark and it makes gloomy mood. therefore, the intensity of the colors seems dull.

There is a contrast between red sky and blue sea on the background. And on the front, Black and Brown color is dominant such as a floor of the bridge, people's wearing and shading. But this painting is not detailed and dark, so it's hard to distinguish shading and just black drawing.

This painting has perspective. The screaming man on the foreground looks bigger than two people behind him, the other things on the background are very small, and the bridge becomes narrow toward the end.

TECHNIQUE

The artist painted it on canvas with oil. He said he was walking around the river with his friends. At sunset, the sky turned into crimson and he suddenly felt gloomy and depressed. He tended to describe his feeling by painting.

INTERPRETATION

The theme of this painting is emotion. He might drew the man who is screaming first, because he just wanted to show his desperate feeling. It seems that the other things are not important.

The crimson red sky shows desperate feelings and the dark blue sea means gloomy mood. The man standing alone symbolizes the artist himself. He is losing his focus and screaming because he is suffering from bad things.

I would like to give a new title for this, 'Don't follow me!'. He seems to be chased by two man behind him. They look like Grim Reapers. He is afraid of the death and trying to run away from them.

JUDGMENT

This work is not representational, because it's painted simply, and the shapes are not elaborate and noticeable. And it's expressionistic, everyone can notice what it means. And it's valuable for its own expressiveness.
Through this painting, I realize that my inner side has a gloomy side.
　
(3) Wrap up your final comments for the semester.

   - ok! complete!

HW: 5/18

Dear friends;

Your art critique is due Monday. Below you will find the guiding questions and critique model to help you construct your presentation.

Please come prepared with your art work in the form of a digital file – .jpg – so we can project it onto the white screen.

It may be a good idea to discuss with your partner how you want to divide up the work.

Have a great weekend and see you Monday.
   - Done! The same as HW(2) on 5/ 25

HW: 5/16

(1) With your partner, choose one work of art that inspires you. It can be a painting, sculpture, photograph, performance piece, etc… (Like this Native American painting, above) Print one copy and bring to class.

   - I choosed 'The Scream' painted by Edvard Munch.

(2) As always, 3 quotes of inspiration from the most awesome inspiring amazing, did I forget to mention super cool, book of all time: What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.

   - Showing appreciation for the things others do for you has a profound effect on how you're perceived.

   - Everyone makes mistakes, and floundering is part of life, especially when you're doing things for the first time.

   - Another essential life skill rarely taught in school is the ability to negotiate.

HW: 5/11

“Turning lemons into lemonade” is a common metaphor. It generally means turning a bad situation into something good, with a positive outcome.

When was a time you made lemonade from a seemingly sour situation?

(1) Read chapter 7. Find 3 examples  - there are many – of lemons being turned into lemonade. Share these examples on your blog.

   - Quyen Vuong's story, "You can make your own destiny by focusing on your goals and working incredibly hard."
   - Quincy Delight Jones III's story, QD3 was driven to pull himself out of poverty, to be self-sufficient and, ultimately, the best in the world. He "taps the fire in his heart" to motivate himself, and once the flame spreads, charges ahead with incredible commitment and effort.

   - Dana Calderwood's story, He is fearless about asking for opportunities to do things he has never done before, and with each successful leap gains additional insights and knowledge that help him take on the next bigger challenge.

(2) Comment, please.

HW: 5/4

(1) For Wednesday’s homework assignment reflect on your answers for finding your true passion as discussed in class. Do these questions help define what it is you really love? Are you any closer to finding your true passion? Why is it so difficult to do what makes us totally happy?
   - Question 6. is the most impressive one to me. It make me want to do lots of things.
   - I don't get closer to my true passion yet, so I will try to.
   - Someone don't like what I like. That's the reason I think.

1. What puts a smile on your face?
   - Getting what I want, meeting someone who has something in common with me( it's very rare ),  drinking orange juice, seeing someone I like.

2. What do you find easy?

3. What sparks your creativity?
   - When staying alone, I get some spark at something.

4. What would you do for free?
   - I think, thinking is the best one I can do for free.

5. What do you like to talk about?

6. What makes you unafraid of failure?   - If something is worth trying at least once.

7. What would you regret not having tried?


(2) Comment on your peers’ blogs.
   - I want to comment on Patrick's blog, but his one is very clear !!

HW: 5/2

(1) create your own life metaphor. Life _______________________?

   - Life is like a 'Blank.' Nobody knows what will be in there and we can fill the blank for ourselves. Sometimes there will be an answer that everybody agrees, but you can also make your own answer.

(2) Choose 3 quotes of inspiration from Chapter 6 in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.

   - You also need to know your talents and how the world values them.

   - Don't be in a rush to get to your final destination - the side trips and unexpected detours quite often lead to the most interesting people, places, and opportunities.

   - The process of finding the gold mine where your skills, interests, and the market collide can take some time.

HW: 4/25

This is what I recited at Mid-term Project.

Kim Jo Han - You are my girl

Cuzz you are my girl

You are the one that I envisioned in my dreams

And when you're around

I can't express the way I feel inside

Cuzz you are the one

I didn't know that you would mean so much to me

Girl you're in my heart

I'm so thankful you were here for me

You are my girl

When you walked into my life girl

Just one look and you took my heart

I didn't know that I could have these feelings for you

There's so much that I feel inside me

I can't believe how you make me feel

Nothing in this world could change my feelings for you

Cuzz you are my girl

You are the one that I envisioned in my dreams

And when you're around

I can't express the way I feel inside

Cuzz you are the one

I didn't know that you would mean so much to me

Girl you're in my heart

I'm so thankful you were here for me

You are my girl

There's so much that I feel inside me

I can't believe how you make me feel

Nothing in this world could change my feelings for you

Cuzz you are my girl

You are the one that I envisioned in my dreams

And when you're around

I can't express the way I feel inside

Cuzz you are the one

I didn't know that you would mean so much to me

Girl you're in my heart

I'm so thankful you were here for me

You are my girl

HW: 4/11

(1) Choose 3 quotes of inspiration from Chapter 5 of “What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20″

   - We justify all the time, effort, suffering, and years and years that we devote to something by telling ourselves and others that there must be something worthwhile and important about it or we never would have sunk so much of our lives into it.

   - So quitting is hard - but it's even harder to do it well.

   - People who spend their time on creative endeavors know that failure is a natural part of the creative process and are ready when it happens

(2) Comment, please.
   - I'm on my way. I will.

HW: 4/6

 (1) Post something awesome on your blog.

Harp seal (baby)

When sleeping

With mom

Roll on the snow

   - It's awesome to me ! How about you?   :)

(2) Have an awesome weekend.

HW: 4/4

(1)  Choose 3 quotes of inspiration from Chapter 4 of “What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20″

   - So how do you find holes that you need to be filled?

   - Instead of waiting to be asked and tiptoeing around an opportunity, seize it. It takes hard work, dndegy, and drive - but these are the assets that set leaders apart from those who wait for others to anoint them.

   - The majority of people who claim great success have made it happen on their own. This means that the primary barriers to success are self-imposed.

HW: 3/30

(1) With your partner prepare a poem based on the poem forms we studied in class. Keep in mind that you should try and take the same approach as Sarah Kay: that is to use the art of writing poetry to try and figure something out.
REQUIRED: You must approach your poem as a puzzle. Choose a problem and try to unravel it’s mystery through the art of poetry.
“So I write poems to figure things out. Sometimes the only way I know how to work through something is by writing a poem. And sometimes I get to the end of the poem and look back and go, ‘Oh, that’s what this is all about.’ And sometimes I get to the end of the poem and haven’t solved anything, but at least I have a new poem out of it.”
There is no required length for this assignment, though I would like you to perpare 14 copies to share in class on Monday.
At the bottom of this announcement you will find the relative forms and rules discussed, along with some inspirtational quotes from our friend Ms. Sarah Kay.

   - E arth is the only planet where person can live
   - A nd I want to know about other planets.
   - R eally? do i have no choice but to Earth?
   - T he truth will out.
   - H ometown can be anywhere you are

  
   - I made a poem with my partner, but it was awkward and unskillful....It's not easy to understand even to me! haha

(2) As always, don’t forget to comment.
   - ok, I will try !

HW: 3/28

(1) Word du Jour:  dignity (post definition and example on your blog)
   - A. a solemn and gentle attitude or force that has admirable authority.
      ex) He behaved with the great dignity as if he is a judge.
   - B. a graceful and solemn temper that no one can dare to treat thoughtlessly.
      ex) He was deprived his dignity. He can't be treated as a person any more!

(2) Find an example of spoken word poetry and post it on your blog. Why does it appeal to you?

   - It has a strong impression, I will listen it many times to understand !!





(3) Research Sarah Kay and Project V.O.I.C.E. What is her story?

   - Sarah Kay : Sarah Kay is a Spoken Word Poet who grew up in New York City and began performing her poetry when she was only fourteen years old. She founded Project V.O.I.C.E. and taught Spoken Word Poetry in classrooms and workshops all over the world, to students of all ages.

   - Project V.O.I.C.E.  ← CLICK !!

(4) Comment!!!

   - Oll Korrect. cut me some slack plz :)

HW: 3/23

(1) Answer the questions on the conversation prompt discussed in class.
a. Do you agree with these quotes?
   - Yes, especially  "We draw imaginary lines around what we think we can do - lines that often limit us much more than the rules imposed by society at large."

b. When is a rule really just a suggestion? And when do suggestions morph into rules?
   -in the library, we should keep quiet. It's not a rule but most of us keep this suggestion as if that is a rule. (Actually I don't know whether "KEEP QUIET" is a rule or a suggestion)
    When almost people agree with a certain suggestion and keep it for a long time, people think it is indispensible and have a large effect on them. Then a certain one morphs into a rule.

c. What are the consequences – good and bad – of getting “off the prescribed path” (breaking the rules)?
   - Maybe get a little Bad and get lots of Good.
     I think 'breaking the rules' is a kind of challenge. It would be not easy, make some problems to others. But it's the way to to think differently, and to find the problem that previous rules have.

d. What happens to those who break the rules?
   - restrict, penalty, punish, alienate, etc...
     (Or, maybe he or she can change the rules , get praised, or ......................be attacked..? )

(2) Post an example of the ‘herd’ mentality in action. [e.g.] photo or video

Is it correct?  : )

(3) On this day the expression ‘OK’ entered into the American vernacular. What does it mean and who is credited as being the first person to use the expression publicly?
   - It means good, fine, all right, it can be used all times when you nod your head. Ok? make sence?
     Martin Van Buren(the 8th president of USA)'s supporters called his hometown Old Kinderhook 'O.K.' for familiarity to people, but it was accepted as a spelling error.(All Correct → Oll Korrect). Later it became popular and widely used in the world.
    
(4) Comment, comment, comment!!!
   - I will, I will, I will !!!

HW: 3/21

(1) Find 3 quotes of inspiration from Chapter 3 of ‘What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.’ Place them on your blog.
   - It is important to remember that idea generation involves exploration of the landscape of possibilities.
   - Knowng that you can question the rules is terrifically empowering.
   - Don't be afraid to get out of your comfort zone, to have a healthy disregard for the impossible, and to turn well-worn ideas on their heads.


(2) Define 5 of the idioms we discussed in class. Use them in a sentence.
A. a piece of cake - as easy as  just eating a piece of cake, very easy.
    ex) Falling asleep is a piece of cake.
B. beat around the bush - avoid saying something, quickly turn the issue, do other works, to hide something.
    ex) Don't beat around the bush, and tell me where you were!!
C. the ball’s in your court - can make a decision, choose and do something one's own way.
    ex) Just do what you want!! the ball's in your basket.
D. between a rock and a hard place - you have to choose between bad way and unpleasant way.
    ex) Oh, I don't know what to do! I'm between a rock and a hard place..
E. all your eggs in one basket - take one's all at a time to something
    ex) Don't put all your eggs in one basket, it's dangerous for you!!

(3) On this day, many years ago, Stanley went in search of Livingstone. Who are these individuals and what is their story? What is the famous quote attributed to this event?
A. David Livingstone - a scottish medical missionary
     Henry Stanley - a repoter
     STORY : David Livingstone went to Africa for missionary work, and there he wrote a letter about his trip, it became famous issue. But later the letter suddenly stopped. Reporter named Henry Stanley went in search of Livingstone. He found Livingstone in a small arab village. They traveled together, and after Livingstone died, Stanley cotinued travel to Congo. He named Congo's wide pool-"Stanley pool" and huge fall-"Livingstone fall"

B. Knowledge is Power....? well.. I think so.

HW: 3/16

A. How can I solve the world starvation with a rubber band?

1) good solution

   - I will make not "Rubber band", but "Lover band". It may be sold out ^^;; And I can help some hungry people with earnings of "Lover band" ^^. hh
2) bad solution
   - What!! do I have to help hungry people?? I'm hungry too.. SORRY there...

B. How can I solve daily problem with a random object?

1) My daily problem - Sleepy

2) A random object - Gum

Solution

   - I can chew gum when I'm sleepy!

     The gum will disturb my sleep because I have to chew it continuously, so I can't fall asleep.

HW: 3/14

a. What according to Dr. Niedenthal, is the scientific explanation for smiling?
   - “A smile is not this floating thing, like a Cheshire Cat, It’s attached to a body.”

b. How did Dr. Niedenthal and her colleagues begin to study the science of smiling?
   - they surveyed a wide range of studies, from brain scans to cultural observations, to build a new scientific model of the smile.

c. According to the article, is it correct to say a smile is simply an expression reflecting feelings of happiness? Explain.
   - No, a smile is complicated, because it is related to the circumstance, brain activity, eye contact, etc.
     And sometimes the same muscles contract when people feel sad, or disgusting.

d. What are some of the categories smiles fall into? What are some of the distinguishing features of each?
   - I think smiles fall into all of humans expression - happiness, sadness, pride, kindness, nervous, and so on.
     They can be distinguished by eyes, eyebrows, chin, mouth, lips, zygomaticus muscles, etc. But it's hard to distinguish person's feeling only with facial motion.

e. Is it possible that people use smiles to gain some advantage over others? How?
   - Yes. People can smile to get a good impression to others, and to calm down others feeling.

HW: 3/9

(1) Make your own definition - Stereotypes, Prejudice, Impartiality, Misunderstanding, Snap Decision.
   - Stereotyps : A fixed image of idea that someone thinks so.
   - Prejudice : An excessive dislike or preference regardless of the fact.
   - Impartiality : A principle of justice that should be based on fairness.
   - Misunderstanding : An act of accepting or understanding uncorrectly.
   - Snap Decision : A quick decision without careful consideration.

(2) Lesson we can learn from Kyle and his paper clip
   - You can get anything if you do try to get.
   - Challenge everything.
   - A small thing can have large effect.
   - Pay attention to all things, although they are trivial.
   - You can do it.

HW: 3/7

(1)-1 My daily routine
   - I go to school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I take many classes that I've never taken. It's somewhat unfamiliar but interesting. On Tuesday and Thursday, I take a rest at home or go out to play with my friends. Weekend, what I have to do is finishing my homeworks. Then, I can have free time ! :0

(1)-2 If you had more time, what would you add to your daily routine?
   - I would like to do some activities, like exercise, riding a skateboard, etc.

(1)-3 Solution
   - I have some free times on weekends, so I can do what I want to do.


(2) Sympathy & Empathy
   - Sympathy : If you see someone who is in a bad situation, and you feel sorry for them and Sympathy to them.
   - Empathy : The ability to share another person's feelings and emotions as if they were your own.